Recent Obituaries
Lancaster, PA and surrounding areas
Ramona Alvarez
Apr 23, 2020
Ramona Alvarez, 88, wife of Pedro L. Nazario, of Lancaster, PA, died April 23, 2020.
Anna M. Segro
Apr 23, 2020
Anna M. Segro, 98, of St. Anne's Retirement Community, Columbia, formerly of Lancaster, passed away on Thursday, April 23, 2020 after a courageous battle with a long term illness. She was born in Lancaster and was the youngest child of the late Florido and Loretta (DiClementi) Coluzzi.
She was preceded in death in 1977 by her husband...
Jay C. Unangst
Apr 23, 2020
Jay C. Unangst, 91, of Lebanon, formerly of Lititz, passed away peacefully at the home of his daughter and son-in-law, Thursday, April 23, 2020. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Raymond B. and Edna J. (Elmer) Unangst. Jay was the loving husband of the late Grace A. (Rankin) Unangst who died in 1998.
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Julia Gottschall
Apr 22, 2020
Julia (Melnick) Gottschall, 92, of Lancaster, passed away on Wednesday, April 22, 2020, at the Hamilton Arms Center in Lancaster, PA. Born December 15, 1927, in Forestville, PA, and raised in Minersville, PA, Julia was the daughter of the late Roman and Fannie (Prytyskacz) Melnick. She was married to the late John J. Gottschall.
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Joseph A. Norton. Jr.
Apr 22, 2020
Joseph Aloysius Norton, Jr., passed away suddenly at his home in Lititz on April 22, 2020. He was born in 1933 In Bryn Mawr and grew up in Narberth, a town that would define him. He was the son of the late Joseph Norton and Mary Tierney Norton. He was preceded in death by his brother John and his...
Marion E. Brant
Apr 21, 2020
Marion E. Brant, 81, of Willow Street, passed away on April 21, 2020 at ManorCare Lancaster. Born in Germantown, PA, she was the daughter of William and Ethel (Friday) Guenkel and wife to the late Robert F. Brant.
Marion grew up in Christ's Home in Warminster, PA, where she made lifelong friendships, found her faith in Christ,...
Frances M. Bair
Apr 21, 2020
Frances M. Bair, 90, of Lancaster, passed away on Tuesday, April 21, 2020, at Conestoga View Nursing & Rehabilitation Center. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Francis L. and Sarah M. (Richards) Keen, and the wife of the late Aaron Bair who passed away in January, 2003.
Fran dedicated her time and talents...
Mae Walton Ressler
Apr 20, 2020
Mae Frey Walton Ressler, 96, passed away on Monday April, 20, 2020 at Mennonite Home, six days shy of her 97th birthday. She was formerly of Millersville and Conestoga. Mae married Blaine K. Ressler on December 30, 1942 while he was home on a brief leave from the Army. Born and raised in "Little Pittsburg Valley", Manor Twp., she...
Debbie Boyd
Apr 20, 2020
Debbie Boyd, 58, of Quarryville, died suddenly in Mount Airy, NC on April 20, 2020. She was born in Chester County and was the daughter to the late Walter and Hazel (Woodards) Woods.
She was preceded in death by a husband, James "Jim" Boyd, Sr. in 2014.
Debbie was the former co-owner of Kate's Cleaning...
Nancy M. Gross
Apr 20, 2020
Nancy M. Gross, 83, of Mennonite Home, formerly of East Petersburg and Landisville, entered into eternal rest on April 20, 2020. Born in Media, PA, she was the daughter of the late Clarence E. and Helen P. Masey.
Nancy is survived by her sons, Lloyd Leed, husband of Cindy, Jerry Leed, husband of Robin; stepsons, Charles W....
Patrick V. Wippel
Apr 20, 2020
Patrick Wippel, of Lancaster, died at LGH Sunday, April 19, 2020 at the age of 88 of natural causes not related to COVID-19.
Pat retired as VP from the Society of the Charter Property and Casualty Underwriters in 1997 after 14 years; his service also included 12 years serving as Risk Manager for the CPCU. He first...
Margaret W. Wilhelm
Apr 20, 2020
Margaret W. Wilhelm, 96, of Lancaster, passed away peacefully on Sunday, April 19, 2020 at Hospice and Community Care. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of Frank and Catherine (Denlinger) Zimmerman.
Margaret was a devout and faithful member of St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Lancaster. She was the founder of the Golden Hills Club at St....
Walter Franklin “Wally” Somerfield, Jr.
Apr 18, 2020
Walter Franklin Somerfield, Jr. died April 18, 2020 at the J. Calvin Wenger Center at Pleasant View Communities in Penn Township, Lancaster County after an illness of three months. Walter was the husband of Rosemarie M. Felsinger Somerfield. They were married April 21, 1984 in Lancaster County and lived on Bentley Ridge Blvd. in East Lampeter Township.
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Kimberlyann Marie Murray
Apr 18, 2020
Kimberlyann Marie Murray, 52, of Willow Street, formerly of Coatesville, was suddenly called home on Saturday, April 18, 2020. Born in Coatesville she was the daughter of the late James and Henrietta (Trego) Murray. She leaves behind her brother Kenneth Murray and Sister Joan Murray sons James Murray and Lance Murray and daughter Jacquelyn Boots as well 4 grandchildren...
Millie C. Dalauro
Apr 18, 2020
Millie C. (Torchio) DaLauro, 99, of Lancaster, PA, formerly of Staten Island, NY passed away peacefully on Saturday, April 18, 2020. Born and raised in Staten Island, NY, she was the daughter of the late Teresa (Natiello) and Daniel Torchio. She was the loving wife to the late Fred DaLauro.
Millie was a member of St. Anthony...
Dorothy E. Benson
Apr 18, 2020
Dorothy E. Benson passed away at the age of 99 years on April 18, 2020 at Luther Acres located in Lititz, PA. Born September 21, 1920 in Wallace, South Dakota, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Mayble Peterson Ess. Dorothy was the wife of the late John Frederick Benson who passed in 1997.
John...
Richard Bowers, Jr.
Apr 18, 2020
Richard Bowers, Jr., 83, of Lancaster, passed away at Conestoga View Nursing Home, Saturday, April 18, 2020. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Richard and Ethel (Ream) Bowers. He was the longtime companion of Patricia Sigman who died in February.
Richard was a 1956 graduate of Lampeter-Strasburg High School. He worked as a...
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